PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jan Jedrzejczyk (ranked 2452 p4p, 278 weight class) and One Fortytwo (ranked 2307 p4p, 261 weight class). Jan Jedrzejczyk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jedrzejczyk
vs
Fortytwo

168 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

222 cm
22
142 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Freebok (85% Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jan Jedrzejczyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, One Fortytwo!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortytwo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortytwo checks the leg kick.
Fortytwo scores with a punch to the head.
Fortytwo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jedrzejczyk doesn't seem bothered though.
Fortytwo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jedrzejczyk checks a leg kick.
Fortytwo misses with a body shot.
Fortytwo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fortytwo scores with a hook to the body. Jedrzejczyk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortytwo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fortytwo throws a leg kick
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a three punch combo that has Fortytwo backing up. Fortytwo nods at Jedrzejczyk to acknowledge the strikes.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a body shot.
Jedrzejczyk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortytwo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jedrzejczyk is able to avoid easily.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a straight right.
Fortytwo checks a low kick from Jedrzejczyk.
Jedrzejczyk's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fortytwo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jedrzejczyk scrambles back to his feet.
Jedrzejczyk scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fortytwo clinches up against the cage.
Fortytwo lands a knee to the body.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to push Fortytwo away but Fortytwo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Jedrzejczyk escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jedrzejczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Fortytwo moves into the clinch successfully.
Fortytwo dodges an elbow strike from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jedrzejczyks head.
A body shot lands from Fortytwo.
Fortytwo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jedrzejczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jedrzejczyk takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Jan Jedrzejczyk has been cut.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a left to the head.
Fortytwo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fortytwo gets through Jedrzejczyk's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jedrzejczyk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortytwo lands with a light punch inside.
Fortytwo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jedrzejczyk is trying to break the clinch but Fortytwo has him pressed against the cage.
I was talking to Jedrzejczyk's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Fortytwo breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk takes a shot right to the bread basket.
One Fortytwo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jedrzejczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fortytwo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fortytwo scores with a jab to the body.
Fortytwo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jedrzejczyk rather than just go for the knockout.
Jedrzejczyk just misses with a punch to the body.
Fortytwo scores with a nice head shot.
Fortytwo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A cross from Fortytwo lands.
Fortytwo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Fortytwo finds it's target.
Fortytwo throws a sloppy head kick and Jedrzejczyk moves out of range easily.
Fortytwo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Jedrzejczyk has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fortytwo finds it's way round the side to connect with Jedrzejczyk's head.
Nice defenses there by Fortytwo.
Fortytwo doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jedrzejczyk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jedrzejczyk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jedrzejczyk slips under a jab.
Fortytwo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jedrzejczyk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fortytwo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fortytwo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Fortytwo has Jedrzejczyk up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortytwo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jedrzejczyk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fortytwo working Jedrzejczyk over with knees to the body.
Fortytwo blocks an elbow strike from Jedrzejczyk.
Fortytwo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fortytwo tries a body shot but Jedrzejczyk blocks it.
Fortytwo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fortytwo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jedrzejczyk blocks an uppercut.
Jedrzejczyk lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Jedrzejczyk breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A lazy body kick from Fortytwo
and Jedrzejczyk counters with a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jedrzejczyk misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortytwo connects with a jab.
Jedrzejczyk avoids the body shot from Fortytwo.
Jedrzejczyk throws a low kick but Fortytwo avoids it.
Fortytwo is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good exchange - Fortytwo coming out on top.
Jedrzejczyk moves out of range of the body kick.
Fortytwo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jedrzejczyk throws a jab when Fortytwo was well out of range.
Fortytwo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jedrzejczyk will feel that in the morning.
Good leg kick by Jedrzejczyk there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jedrzejczyk scoring well with a low kick there.
Jedrzejczyk misses with a lunging right hand
letting Fortytwo counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fortytwo scores with a head kick.
Jedrzejczyk fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fortytwo is out of range.
Fortytwo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice uppercut there from Jedrzejczyk.

Fortytwo is rocked!
Jedrzejczyk fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fortytwo to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fortytwo looks to clinch but Jedrzejczyk throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fortytwo taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jan Jedrzejczyk!
Jan Jedrzejczyk made sure to mention his sponsor, Freebok (85% Laundry) in his post fight interview.
In defeat, One Fortytwo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Everyone picks on the big idiot, don't they?'.